Gerald Stanley, the Biggar-area farmer accused of second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie, now faces a pair of weapons-related charges.

Colten Boushie, 22, died on Aug. 9, 2016, after a shooting on a farmyard in the RM of Glenside.Facebook

Stanley, 55, appeared Wednesday in North Battleford provincial court, where he was formally charged with two counts of unsafe storage of a firearm “in relation to events that occurred on (Aug. 9),” RCMP said in a news release issued after the court appearance was over.

Stanley’s preliminary hearing on the new charges has been scheduled for April 3 to 7, 2017, in North Battleford.

He is scheduled to make his next appearance on the murder charge on Jan. 16 in North Battleford.

Stanley pleaded not guilty on Aug. 18 to the murder charge, which stems from the Aug. 9 death of Boushie. He was granted bail the following day.

Boushie, who was from the Red Pheasant First Nation, was fatally shot during a confrontation on a farm in the R.M. of Glenside.

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